Sentence examples for of a con man from inspiring English sources
"The President of this school is some kind of a con man.
That country, however, was the invention of a con man called Sir Gregor MacGregor.
Before Mr. Meskini's arrest in the millennium plot, he lived the life of a con man and thief — "a fraudster," as one prosecutor described him in court.
If every good journalist is a bit of a con man, then perhaps every good con man knows a thing or two about being a journalist.
"The Baron of Arizona," the second film in the set, is minor Fuller, a Reader's Digest-type tale based on the historical curiosity of a con man (Vincent Price) who tried to claim Arizona under an old Spanish land grant.
Her second Broadway show of the season, at the Neil Simon Theater, is the revival of "The Music Man," Meredith Willson's classic story of a con man at work in River City, Iowa.
"Blue Jasmine" stars Blanchett as a once-wealthy woman trying to recover from a nervous breakdown after the dissolution of her marriage to a con man (Alec Baldwin).
On budget issues, the proximate source of the party's troubles lies in the decision to turn the formulation of fiscal policy over to a con man.
Benjamin is of course a con man.
With "Lone Star," Fox offers a little of both: a con man who is wicked but endearing.
When Mr. Briccetti accused the informer of being a con man, he pushed back, as he did several times during the proceedings.
